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New Hampshire lawmakers reject right-to-work

By Sean Higgins
Published February 16, 2017 8:09pm ET
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New Hampshire lawmakers reject right-to-work
House lawmakers have killed the union-targeting legislation after a Republican-on-Republican debate. The outcome marks a defeat for Republican Gov. Chris Sununu, who called right to work a top priority and had urged members of his party to get in line. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) | Charles Krupa

The New Hampshire legislature rejected a right-to-work bill Thursday. The Republican-led lower house voted 200-177 against it, ending a bid to make the Granite State the 29th to prohibit workers from being required to support a union as a condition of employment.

Republican defections helped seal the legislation’s fate.

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